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Anywhere one turns in Nigeria today, there is fear everywhere. The nature of this fear is that it does not discriminate. It is universal. It transcends ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, and social status. This fear is known to all. It is the fear of kidnappers and bandits. Across the nation’s highways, farms, schools, communities, and even places once considered safe, such as churches and mosques, many Nigerians now live with the unsettling reality that danger could strike at any moment. The media is awash with tales of woe. Hardly a day passes without reports of abductions, attacks on communities, or…
Nigerian telecom operators on Monday said they plan to invest about N1.86tn in 2026 to expand infrastructure, upgrade network capacity, and improve service quality across Africa’s most populous nation. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria said the planned investment would be directed towards network expansion, technology upgrades, and other operational improvements aimed at strengthening service delivery for millions of mobile and data subscribers nationwide. The planned spending follows capital expenditure of N2.13tn recorded by mobile network operators, tower companies, and other industry players in 2025, reflecting continued investment in infrastructure despite persistent cost pressures, foreign exchange constraints, and…
Somalia on Tuesday defended award-winning referee, Omar Artan, after he was denied entry to the United States and prevented from becoming the first Somali official to officiate at a World Cup finals. Somalia’s Ministry of Sports expressed “deep regret” over Artan’s denial of entry, saying that despite diplomatic engagement with US authorities and world football’s governing body FIFA, it was “not possible to achieve a positive outcome”. Artan, who in 2025 was named men’s referee of the year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), was barred from entering the US on Saturday after arriving at Miami International Airport. FIFA…
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the National Assembly will this week pass the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, describing the reform as long overdue amid worsening security challenges. In this interview with ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS, the lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District also explains why the Senate rejected calls to probe military spending and more Why is the Senate not interested in addressing the motion to probe military spending amidst the rising insecurity across the country? The issue of insecurity is one about which no serious, God-fearing public official can pretend any longer. It is a…
MacOS 27 Golden Gate will usher in a bunch of changes to the Mac when it’s released later this year, with its biggest new features revolving around Siri AI. But for now, using the first developer beta, Siri AI is only offered through a waitlist. So what’s available to try is mostly about how the upcoming operating system looks and feels.Booting up the macOS 27 developer beta upon updating immediately prompts you with Apple’s new Liquid Glass slider, allowing users to set the amount of UI transparency. There’s minimal fanfare to Apple’s welcome screen, but this is reason to celebrate.…
The Ether (ETH) futures market saw its open interest (OI) on Gate.io fall by 45% to levels last seen in April 2025. At the same time, nearly 480,000 ETH left Binance, OKX, Gemini and Bitfinex over the past few days, reducing the exchange-held supply. The combined shift highlights a market with less leverage and declining exchange balances, placing greater focus on the $1,500 support zone, which some analysts view as critical to preventing a deeper move toward $1,000. Ether open interest falls across exchangesEther’s futures market has undergone a broad reset during the recent sell-off. Crypto analyst Amr Taha noted that total…
A mother and father in Iowa were arrested after their 10-year-old child was allegedly found malnourished and locked up inside of their home. Andrew C. Warrington and Kellie J. Warrington have been charged with first-degree kidnapping, child endangerment, willful injury and neglect or abandonment of a dependent person, according to Scott County jail records viewed by Us Weekly. The victim’s identity has not been publicly revealed due to them being a minor. However, KWQC reported that the child was just 10 years old. Andrew, 48, and Kellie, 47, allegedly “knowingly and secretly confined” the child in a bedroom for an…
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly Chapter, has distanced itself from Tuesday’s protest by a group of individuals who claimed to be federal legislature workers and accused management of neglecting staff welfare. The protesters had staged a demonstration within the National Assembly complex, chanting “Solidarity Forever” and demanding the implementation of the national minimum wage, payment of outstanding allowances, salary adjustments and improved welfare packages for workers. They alleged that repeated complaints over unpaid entitlements, salary irregularities and welfare concerns had yielded little result, forcing them to take their grievances public. However, PASAN swiftly dissociated itself from…
A coalition of environmental, agricultural, and civil society organisations has urged the Nigerian government to put on hold new approvals of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country. It is also asking the government to conduct an independent review of existing approvals, citing concerns over biosafety, public health, biodiversity, and farmers’ rights. The group made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of the National Conference on Biosafety and Agroecology held on Monday in Abuja. The conference, attended by the representatives of federal ministries, regulators, farmers, researchers, civil society organisations, and legal practitioners, among others, reviewed the increasing…
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has urged Uganda to reconsider its decision to close its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the ongoing Ebola outbreak. According to a Reuters report, Mr Ghebreyesus appealed during a visit to an Ebola isolation unit in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, where he praised the country’s response to the outbreak as prompt and effective. However, he said blanket travel restrictions are generally ineffective in containing Ebola and expressed hope that Ugandan authorities would reconsider the measure. Uganda announced the temporary closure of its border with the DRC…
